Google WiFi System, 1-Pack - Router Replacement for Whole Home Coverage - NLS-1304-25,white

Wish I had spent this money years ago. Mesh network is the only way to fly. SO easy to do anything you want with a device, set a static IP, etc. Network is fast, great signal strength. Just great all around. Mobile app is really great for managing the network.

Easy to set up (Android phone). Offers all the capabilities of my former Linksys router. I am seeing significant improvement in throughput. Really happy with the whole kit.

Setup: SUPER easy. Its basically plug and play. Even setting up the mesh is really simple. Note: you need a smart phone/tablet to set it up. Not a big deal for me but seems like it should be clearly marked before purchase. Performance: Awesome, its hard to compare to different routers as I only had a single router before and due to home design it was in the corner of the house, but this mesh really helps cover my 2800sqft home. Probably could have gotten away with two but glad it came in the three pack. I would definitely recommend to anyone with a somewhat decent size home or a basement. I went from having spotty performance on facetime with grandparents to no problems at all on an old iPad2 talking from GA to MT so if that is any indicator. No relatives visiting the home for the holidays, so no real stress test. Best Feature: Mesh extension of a single network. While I know Google WiFi is not a WiFi extension system, it gets after the same concept only you do not have to switch networks. And it works great. Downloads at the other end of the house are just as fast as right next to the modem. Best application: Someone who has a lot of dead spots in their home because of size/design/building material and/or someone with a lot of devices (again I only have about 10 and at most are using 3 at any one time) but no slow down on a comcast 75mb/s connection Not so good application: Someone who has already wired his/her home to accommodate for the issues this tackles. Also more specific hard coding of IPs and getting more hardcore in your network setup/security is either hard or not existent. But system is new and it would probably be a software/firmware update in the future. I am looking forward to it but for now, its basic WPA2 password and ability to see whom is on your network.

After having so much trouble with my regular router, this one was a LIFESAVER! No more dropped signals or troubleshooting.

I recently got Google Fiber and I had been wanting to try a mesh network to be able to hard wire a computer thats pretty far from the WiFi router. The installation was extremely easy and now my computer went from 30mbps download to 112mbps!

Massive speed increase from a one year old netgear ac1700 Incredible easy to setup the mesh and great coverage in our ranch shaped home

Grade A: Easy to Set Up, Monitor and it WORKS! Have a three story townhome, so having this three (3) set system is perfect. I set up one unit on each floor (the main unit on the middle floor) and then one unit on the other two. Have not had a problem since with internet spottiness (with one router only on main floor, internet used to cut in and out on the top and bottom floors). Would highly recommend for people who have multiple floors.

My Xfinity install guy suggested either Orbi or Google systems and i went with google due to price. I got two, but i think i could have gotten away with one unit (small house, largish yard). The primary is hooked up to a Motorola MB8600 (DOCSIS 3.1) and following the online instructions, i was able to get my main and secondary up and running within 10min. Whats interesting is that during the day, typical downspeed on my Samsung GS7 is ~80Mbps, but at night i can get over 250Mbps. So i ran speedtest on three devices at ~the same time: GS7, iphone6s, ipad4. They are all pulling from one google module and i get the following download speeds: GS7=68Mbps iphone6s=153Mbps ipad4= 79Mbps If i run either phone solo, they will get ~250Mbps (ipad4 nvr gets above 101). When i run speedtest from my desktop (wired through the google main) I get 300Mbps (xfinity max). It appears that each google module can only handle the ISP maximum shared with any number of devices. In our small house we have so many devices competing for wireless bandwith: roku, amazon fire tablet, asus windows tablet, 2 ipads, 2 laptops, 4 phones, xbox, nintendo switch, etc; granted only 3 or 4 devices are pulling at any given time, but its nice to know that (with my 2 modules...with a large overlap area) several people can be working wireless at the same time. No one in the house has ever complained about dropped signal or lag and i havent had to reboot the router or modem (its only been a few weeks, so well see).

Setup was very easy and it did provide reliable wifi. However, the performance is terrible relative to the wifi generated by the router directly. I have 1GB service and connecting to the ATT router 5G network gets 100-250MB from various places in the house. With the mesh set up it was only getting ~100 MB each way on a consistent basis. Tried a couple of tweaks but not interested in spending a bunch of time troubleshooting.

It works perfectly on my apartment. Is really easy to set up and start using it. The only thing is the range, my apartment is only 70 meters and there are areas that this does not cover.